The 2 Most Important Lessons Angel Learned This Year

It's so sad to think my time with Seventeen Magazine is coming to an end. I could cry just thinking about it! :( However, I've learned a lot about myself during my first year of college, so I wanted to update you guys with where I am currently at!

I finished my first year at NYU, tired and sleep-deprived, but very happy as well! It seems like this year FLEW by, and I would love to do it all over again. The most important rule I have learned about school is that you must work hard, but you must also learn to play. Sometimes I felt like I didn't deserve breaks or time to go out because my schoolwork was piling up, but I let myself relax once in a while. You can't really progress and get your work done if you are overstressed. Nowadays, I write out a list of things I must do, and then get them all accomplished one by one.

angel and friends

This summer, I am working at NUE Agency, pursuing the music industry and I LOVE it so far! I am also taking summer classes because I would love to graduate early to start working right away. It's a little bit scary that I'm cutting the safety net called college to let me off early, but I'm excited to grow up and be an adult!

One last thing, girls, before I say my farewell. THE most important thing that I've learned is that you learn to let go. You might have been crushin' hard on some cute guy at the beginning of the school year and thought you'd never get over him, but I promise you someone even better will come along and surprise you. That's what happened with me and I'm happier than ever! :)

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